LAIKA Live Exhibit Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2018

Fans of the Oscar®-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman,The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings, will be excited to hear that their LAIKA LIVE exhibit is set to return in celebration of San Diego for Comic-Con 2018. Planting themselves in the heart of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter with an all new, bigger-than-ever exhibit space from Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 22, 2018, the event will also take place coinciding with the city’s PRIDE. Check out the full details after the jump!

With a new location (350 Fifth Avenue) providing three times the space as last year’s fantastically successful LAIKA installation, the free and all new exhibit will feature a huge cache of props, puppets, and sets from LAIKA’s critically acclaimed and award-winning films. Highlights include fan art, technology demonstrations, drawings for a pair of coveted Coraline Dunks from Nike, social media activations, LAIKA merchandise offered for sale (including brand new items and limited edition Coraline items), multiple giveaways, and more. LAIKA President & CEO Travis Knight will lead a Facebook Live tour of the exhibit and do an autograph signing with a soon-to-be-announced special guest on Saturday, July 21.

Curators will explain the magical process of LAIKA’s filmmaking as guests peek behind the curtain at one of the most imaginative film studios in the world. LAIKA’s roster of costume characters (appearing both at the exhibit and throughout the Gaslamp Quarter) will pose for photos and for the first time ever will include Coraline and Other Mother, in a nod to the iconic film’s 10th anniversary (release date was February 9, 2009). In addition, fans will meet the costume character Mr. Link and see a set and Mr. Link puppet from LAIKA’s latest film Missing Link (set for release April 19, 2019).